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Post by 210 on Dec 27, 2003 9:28:46 GMT -5
GAME: Boston Bruins (13-9-9-4) at Tampa Bay Lightning (14-12-5-1).
TIME: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST.
The Boston Bruins will try to end a five-game winless streak as they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at the St. Pete Times Forum.
The Bruins are 0-3-2 in their last five games, including a 1-1 tie with the Lightning at the FleetCenter on Tuesday. Rob Zamuner scored for Boston, which hasn't won since a 3-2 victory at Ottawa on Dec. 13.
"We've tied enough games," Boston defenseman Nick Boynton said. "We need to get wins if we want to get into the playoffs."
Boston, 12 points out of first place in the Northeast Division, has won just once in its last 11 games (1-5-4-1). The Bruins did play with some passion against the Lightning on Tuesday after losing their previous three games by a combined score of 11-3.
"We're making strides, we were emotionally involved all night," Bruins coach Mike Sullivan said.
Boston has lost its last three visits to Tampa Bay since a 4-3 overtime victory on March 24. The Bruins, however, have earned a point in 15 of their last 18 road games (9-3-3-3).
Joe Thornton and Brian Rolston, who both recorded their first career hat tricks against Tampa Bay, have combined for 56 points in 63 career games against the Lightning.
The Lightning dropped a 3-1 decision at Atlanta on Friday, losing for the sixth time in eight games (1-6-1-0).
Brad Lukowich scored the lone goal for Tampa Bay, which is 0-2-1 in its last three games -- managing a goal or fewer in each of those contests despite outshooting the opposition by a combined 26 shots.
"The deciding factor was we had 20 scoring changes and didn't finish," Lightning coach John Tortorella said. "We simply can't score a goal."
Win %
BOS 0.557 (11)
TB 0.531 (14)
Avg Goals For
BOS 2.457 (16)
TB 2.281 (21)
Avg Goals Against
BOS 2.514 (16)
TB 2.219 (9)
Power Play %
BOS 17.1 (9)
TB 13.1 (26)
Penalty Kill %
BOS 80.1 (28)
TB 86.7 (7)
BOS road win %: 63 (9-4-3-3)
TB home win %: 59 (8-5-2-1)
Meetings This Year
Date Location Score
Oct 10, 2003 Boston at Tampa Bay 1 - 5
Dec 23, 2003 Tampa Bay at Boston 1 - 1
Top Scorers
Boston
Player G A Pts +/- PIM
JOE THORNTON 7 25 32 4 41
GLEN MURRAY 11 16 27 1 16
BRIAN ROLSTON 12 12 24 7 26
Tampa Bay
Player G A Pts +/- PIM
MARTIN ST. LOUIS 9 16 25 3 8
CORY STILLMAN 11 11 22 (-3) 18
VINCENT LECAVALIER 11 8 19 (-4) 17
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Post by 210 on Dec 27, 2003 9:34:38 GMT -5
 Points J. Thornton 32 Goals B. Rolston 12 Assists J. Thornton 25 Penalty Minutes S. O'Donnell 50 +/- M. Knuble 8 Wins A. Raycroft 9 GAA A. Raycroft 2.05 Save % A. Raycroft .924  Points M. St. Louis 25 Goals C. Stillman 11 Assists M. St. Louis 16 Penalty Minutes C. Dingman 88 +/- F. Modin 9 Wins N. Khabibulin 10 GAA N. Khabibulin 2.11 Save % N. Khabibulin .925 Shooting % BOS 8.1 (23) TB 8.1 (22) Shutouts BOS 3 (14) TB 3 (13) Power Play Ops. BOS 126 (28) TB 148 (13) Times Short-handed BOS 136 (7) TB 117 (2) Avg. PIM BOS 14.7 (11) TB16.0 (21) Avg. Shots Against BOS 27.8 (15) TB 27.6 (14) Save Percentage BOS .910 (18) TB .920 (5) Shutouts Against BOS 4 (24) TB 5 (27) |
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Post by 210 on Dec 27, 2003 9:35:12 GMT -5
tsn.ca hasn't updated the previews for today...I'll grab them later this afternoon...
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Post by bruinscage on Dec 27, 2003 11:36:50 GMT -5
Thanks, you do a great job with the game threads Go Bruins.
What a sports day, Pats then the Bruins
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Post by 210 on Dec 27, 2003 12:55:51 GMT -5
Thanks.  Full sports day today...gotta love it. ;D |
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Post by 210 on Dec 27, 2003 13:00:38 GMT -5
Boston at Tampa Bay
Sports Network
12/27/2003
(Sports Network) - The Boston Bruins try to halt their five-game winless streak tonight when they enter St. Pete Times Forum to battle the Tampa Bay Lightning.
This is the Bruins' second straight game against the Lightning after they skated to a 1-1 tie with Tampa Bay on Tuesday night at the FleetCenter.
Andre Roy's goal in the opening minute of the third period lifted the Lightning to the tie in Boston's last game before the Christmas break. The deadlock moved Boston to 0-3-2 in its last five contests.
The Bruins have won just twice in their last 16 games overall (2-7-6-1).
Rob Zamuner scored for the Bruins, who are unbeaten in their last 19 games against Tampa Bay at home (14-0-5).
Andrew Raycroft turned aside 31 shots for Boston, and was nearly perfect aside from Roy's tough-angle goal in the third period.
Tampa Bay has struggled as of late, posting just a 1-6-1 mark in its last eight contests. The Lightning's woes continued on Friday, as they fell 3-1 to the Atlanta Thrashers.
Brad Lukowich scored the sole goal for the Lightning, who fell to 3-10-3 in their last 16. Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 21 shots for Tampa Bay in the losing effort.
The Lightning are beginning a five-game homestand tonight. On the year, Tampa Bay has posted an 8-5-2-1 mark at home.
Tampa Bay is unbeaten in the last five meetings (3-0-2) and has taken three straight from Boston at St. Pete Times Forum.
Boston
Current Stats
OVERALL 13-9-9-4
CONFERENCE 5-7-7-3
DIVISION 2-1-2-1
HOME 4-5-6-1
AWAY 9-4-3-3
LAST 10 1-4-5-0
STREAK Winless in 5
Who's Hot
Brian Rolston (LW) 6 pts in last 7 GP
Andrew Raycroft (G) 0-1-1, 1.94, .933 in last 2 GPI
Who's Cold
Michal Grosek (LW/RW) 0 pts in last 7 GP
Travis Green (C) 0 pts in last 6 GP
Martin Lapointe (RW) 0 pts in last 6 GP
Dan McGillis (D) 0 pts in last 6 GP
Doug Doull (LW) 0 pts in last 6 GP
Ted Donato (LW) 0 pts in last 5 GP
Sean O'Donnell (D) 0 pts in last 5 GP
Mike Knuble (RW/LW) 0 pts in last 5 GP
Hal Gill (D) 0 pts in last 4 GP
Glen Murray (RW) 1 pts in last 5 GP
Nick Boynton (D) 1 pts in last 5 GP
Felix Potvin (G) 0-0-0, 6.78, .667 in last 2 GPI
Current Injuries
Ian Moran (D/RW) Right ankle injury, day-to-day
Sergei Samsonov (LW) Sprained MCL, sidelined indefinitely
Tamp Bay
Current Stats
OVERALL 14-12-5-1
CONFERENCE 11-11-3-0
DIVISION 3-4-2-0
HOME 8-5-2-1
AWAY 6-7-3-0
LAST 10 3-6-1-0
STREAK Winless in 3
Who's Hot
Nikolai Khabibulin (G) 0-1-1, 1.45, .933 in last 2 GPI
Who's Cold
Nolan Pratt (D) 0 pts in last 32 GP
Jassen Cullimore (D) 0 pts in last 23 GP
Chris Dingman (LW) 0 pts in last 8 GP
Pavel Kubina (D) 0 pts in last 6 GP
Dan Boyle (D) 0 pts in last 5 GP
Cory Sarich (D) 0 pts in last 5 GP
Ben Clymer (RW) 0 pts in last 4 GP
Andre Roy (LW/RW) 1 pts in last 3 GP
Martin St. Louis (RW) 1 pts in last 3 GP
Tim Taylor (C) 1 pts in last 3 GP
Dmitry Afanasenkov (LW) 1 pts in last 3 GP
John Grahame (G) 1-1-0, 3.99, .857 in last 2 GPI
Current Injuries
No injured players
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Post by bruinscage on Dec 27, 2003 18:36:40 GMT -5
Sorry Guys, but I wont be able to attend tonights game thread  I am going out with my family. |
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Post by 210 on Dec 27, 2003 20:06:57 GMT -5
Such is life...I've got a deadline for tomorrow afternoon for a HF story so I won't be talking much either...
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Post by MrBzfan7704 on Dec 27, 2003 20:20:26 GMT -5
I will be in and out from time to time tonight.
Short handed goals really knock the wind out of a team.
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Post by 210 on Dec 27, 2003 20:25:46 GMT -5
The Bruins special teams are really bad. It's one of the reason they are not winning many games right now.
It's going to be a long season if they don't improve in that area.
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Post by 210 on Dec 27, 2003 20:26:33 GMT -5
SCORING 1st TOTAL
Bruins 0 0
Lightning 1 1
1st Period Scoring
T.B, LECAVALIER (11) (ST. LOUIS, PRATT), 18:05 (shorthanded)
1st Period Penalties
T.B, CIBAK, 03:06 - Interference
T.B, ANDREYCHUK, 17:12 - Interference
BOS, MCCARTHY, 20:00 - Roughing
BOS, O'DONNELL, 20:00 - Roughing
T.B, BOYLE, 20:00 - Roughing
SHOTS 1st TOTAL
Bruins 9 9
Lightning 6 6
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Post by 210 on Dec 27, 2003 20:44:57 GMT -5
And TB scores another shorthanded goal...  |
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Post by 210 on Dec 27, 2003 21:07:23 GMT -5
....and another....
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Post by 210 on Dec 27, 2003 21:27:15 GMT -5
SCORING 1st 2nd TOTAL
Bruins 0 1 1
Lightning 1 2 3
1st Period Scoring
T.B, LECAVALIER (11) (ST. LOUIS, PRATT), 18:05 (shorthanded)
1st Period Penalties
T.B, CIBAK, 03:06 - Interference
T.B, ANDREYCHUK, 17:12 - Interference
BOS, MCCARTHY, 20:00 - Roughing
T.B, BOYLE, 20:00 - Roughing
BOS, O'DONNELL, 20:00 - Roughing
2nd Period Scoring
T.B, ST. LOUIS (9) , 05:28 (shorthanded)
T.B, ST. LOUIS (9) (MODIN, SARICH), 16:15 (shorthanded)
BOS, ZAMUNER (2) (THORNTON, MCGILLIS), 17:58
2nd Period Penalties
T.B, CULLIMORE, 04:16 - Roughing
BOS, GREEN, 05:47 - Boarding
BOS, LAPOINTE, 08:26 - Fighting (maj)
T.B, PRATT, 08:26 - Fighting (maj)
T.B, T.B, 09:29 - Too many men/ice - bench
BOS, BOS, 12:44 - Delay of game - bench
T.B, KUBINA, 14:36 - Slashing
SHOTS 1st 2nd TOTAL
Bruins 9 6 15
Lightning 6 10 16
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Post by 210 on Dec 27, 2003 22:11:20 GMT -5
SCORING 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Bruins 0 1 1 2
Lightning 1 2 1 4
1st Period Scoring
T.B, LECAVALIER (11) (ST. LOUIS, PRATT), 18:05 (shorthanded)
1st Period Penalties
T.B, CIBAK, 03:06 - Interference
T.B, ANDREYCHUK, 17:12 - Interference
BOS, MCCARTHY, 20:00 - Roughing
T.B, BOYLE, 20:00 - Roughing
BOS, O'DONNELL, 20:00 - Roughing
2nd Period Scoring
T.B, ST. LOUIS (9) , 05:28 (shorthanded)
T.B, ST. LOUIS (9) (MODIN, SARICH), 16:15 (shorthanded)
BOS, ZAMUNER (2) (THORNTON, MCGILLIS), 17:58
2nd Period Penalties
T.B, CULLIMORE, 04:16 - Roughing
BOS, GREEN, 05:47 - Boarding
BOS, LAPOINTE, 08:26 - Fighting (maj)
T.B, PRATT, 08:26 - Fighting (maj)
T.B, T.B, 09:29 - Too many men/ice - bench
BOS, BOS, 12:44 - Delay of game - bench
T.B, KUBINA, 14:36 - Slashing
3rd Period Scoring
BOS, MURRAY (11) (AXELSSON), 01:32
T.B, RICHARDS (4) (MODIN, ANDREYCHUK), 19:01
3rd Period Penalties
BOS, LAPOINTE, 12:10 - Hi stick
BOS, LAPOINTE, 12:10 - Match - attempt to injure
T.B, PRATT, 19:16 - Roughing
SHOTS 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Bruins 9 6 4 19
Lightning 6 10 6 22
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